Bowling for Soup was formed in Wichita Falls, TX in 1994 by Jaret Reddick (vocals, guitar), Erik Chandler (bass, vocals), Chris Burney (guitar, vocals) and Lance Morril (drums, vocals). Morril left the band in 1998 (on good terms) and was replaced by Gary Wiseman of Gary and the Wisemen. The band’s name, Bowling For Soup was derived from a comedy act by Steve Martin. In 1998, the band relocated to Denton, Texas and recorded their third studio album Rock on Honorable Ones!! (a reference to S.H. Rider’s motto "ROHO"–Ride On Honorable Ones) in 1998 for Denton music label FFROE. Bowling for Soup released their first EP, Tell Me When to Whoa!, through FFROE later that year. The album sold over 10,000 copies, prompting Jive Records to sign the band. Let’s Do It for Johnny! , Bowling for Soup’s major label debut, was released on Jive in 2000. The album mostly contained re-recordings of their previous material along with a few new tracks and a cover of Bryan Adams’ song "Summer of ‘69." Drunk Enough to Dance is Bowling for Soup’s second album with Jive Records, released August 6, 2002. Since 2002 they have released five studio albums, one compilation album, one extended play, one live DVD, and fourteen singles.
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Jesse Abraham Arthur McCartney, known simply by Jesse McCartney was born on April 9, 1987 in Ardsley, New York. At the age of ten he joined the national tour of The King and I before moving to Los Angeles at the age of eleven to pursue an acting career. From 1998-2001, JesseMcCartney played Adam Chandler Jr. in the ABC soap opera All My Children, a role for which he earned a Daytime Emmy nomination. In 1999, McCartney joined the pop boy band named Dream Street, and was a member until he left in early 2002. Than in September of 2004 he released his debut album, Beautiful Soul. The album made it to the 15th spot on the Billboard 200 and has spawned 4 singles. To date the album has gone platinum. In 2006 he released his second albu entitled Right Where You Want Me. The album has sold over four hundred thousand copies and debuted at the number fifteen spot on the Billboard 200. On May 20, 2008 Jesse McCartney released his third album, Departure. The album has sold over a quarter million copies to date. The album was re-released on April 7, 2009 under the name "Departure: Recharged".
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Incubus is a band that hails from Calabasas, California. It was formed by vocalist Brandon Boyd, lead guitarist Mike Einziger, and drummer Jose Pasillas while in high school in 1991. Incubus would later include bassist Alex Katunich and Gavin Koppell, though both of them would end up being replaced by bassist Ben Kenney and DJ Kilmore. On November 1, 1995 Incubus would release it’s debut album entitled "Fungus Amongus". It was later re-released under Epic/Immortal on November 7, 2000 after popular demand. On September 9, 1997, they released their second studio album, S.C.I.E.N.C.E. The album has sold 740,000 copies in the US to date. In 1998, Incubus participated in the Ozzfest and Family Values Tour concerts and toured with System of a Down and Ultraspank during the fall. The band started branching out creatively and earned mainstream recognition with the release of their 1999 album Make Yourself. In 2001, Incubus became hugely successful with the single "Drive" and their follow up album Morning View. Their latest studio album, Light Grenades, debuted at #1 in 2006 and has received Gold certification in the U.S. Incubus has sold 18 million albums worldwide, and are set to release their first greatest hits album Monuments and Melodies in June 2009.
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Bruce Springsteen was born on September 23, 1949 in Long Branch, New Jersey. His full name is Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen. Springsteen signed a record deal with Columbia Records in 1972, with the help of John Hammond, who had signed Bob Dylan to the same record label a decade earlier. His debut album, Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J., was released in 1973 and sold about 25,000 copies in the first year. It was also in 1973 that he released his second album, The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle. As with his first album, it was well-received critically but had little commercial success at the time. Then on August 25, 1975, Bruce Springsteen released his third album, and what many consider to be his breakthrough album, Born to Run. It peaked at number three on the Billboard 200 and reached high positions on charts worldwide. Two singles were released from the album: "Born to Run" and "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out". Bruce Springsteen has since released fourteen more studio albums, five live albums and sixty-six singles. He has sold over 65 million albums in the US and 120 million worldwide. He has also earned numerous awards for his work, including nineteen Grammy Awards, two Golden Globes and an Academy Award.
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B2K was founded and managed by music producer Chris Stokes in 2001 with Lil’ Fizz, Raz-B, J-Boog, and Omarion as members. In December 2001, B2K released their first single "Uh Huh". The song peaked at number thirty-seven Billboard Hot 100 and at number twenty on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Their self-titled debut album, B2K was released on March 12, 2002. The group also released a further two singles, "Gots Ta Be", and "Why I Love You". B2K released their fourth single, "Bump, Bump, Bump" which featured Bad Boy executive, P. Diddy. It peaked at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and became the group’s first top ten and number one single. It was the first single off their second studio album, Pandemonium!. The album was released on December 10, 2002 and debuted at number ten on the Billboard 200 and at number three on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. In January 2004, Chris Stokes announced that the group had broken up. Three of the members claimed financial mishandling by Stokes’ management company, T.U.G. (The Ultimate Group). Omarion and Chris Stokes claimed the allegations were untrue. Lil Fizz was featured in Omarion’s "Entourage" video.
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The Used officially formed in January 2001 in Orem, Utah. It features the following members; Bert McCracken, Quinn Allman, Jeph Howard and Dan Whitesides. In 2002, it was discovered that a Boston band had already trademarked the name "Used," so they decided to add "The" to their name, thus becoming The Used. Their self-titled debut album was released on June 25, 2002, and was produced by John Feldmann. They then released their sophomore album, In Love and Death on September 28, 2004. It has since been certified gold. In 2007, The Used released their third album Lies for the Liars. It was not a commercial success and as of yet is the only album they produced that didn’t become certified gold. An EP, Shallow Believer, was released in February 2008 that featured most of the band’s B-sides to date. They spent the entire year of 2008 working on their fourth studio album, which is to be released in July 2009. At new shows, they are performing a new track entitled "Blood on My Hands" which is the first single from the album. Their first single is scheduled to air on rock radio stations starting June 30th. So far The Used has achieved both Gold and Platinum statuses in more than 6 countries worldwide.
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Foo Fighters is an American rock band formed by singer/guitarist/drummer Dave Grohl in 1995 in Seattle, Washington. Grohl formed the group as a one-man project after the dissolution of his previous band Nirvana in 1994. Grohl drafted Nate Mendel (bass), William Goldsmith (drums), and Pat Smear (guitar) to complete the group. William Goldsmith and Pat Smear left the group in 1997 and 1999 respectively. The current lineup includes Dave Grohl, Nate Mendel, Taylor Hawkins and Chris Shiflett. In 1995 they released their self titled debut album. It was nominated for Best Alternative Music Album at the 1996 Grammy ceremony, but it lost to Dave Grohl’s former band Nirvana’s album MTV Unplugged In New York. In 1997 they released their second album, The Colour and the Shape. The album reached number three in the UK and number ten in the United States. It was also a Grammy nominee for Best Rock Album in 1998. Since then they have released four albums which include There Is Nothing Left to Lose (1999), One by One (2002), In Your Honor (2005) and Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace (2007). Over the course of the band’s career, three of its albums have won Grammy Awards for Best Rock Album, and all six have been nominated for Grammys.
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Nelly Furtado was born on December 2, 1978 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. She is a singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress of Portuguese ancestry. In October of 2004 she released her debut album "Whoa, Nelly!" through DreamWorks Records. It peaked at number twenty-four on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, and opened to critical acclaim. It produced three international singles: "I’m Like a Bird", "Turn off the Light" and "…On the Radio (Remember the Days)". Whoa, Nelly! had sold seven million copies worldwide as of August 2006. In 2003, Nelly Furtado released her second album, Folklore. It has been certified Gold in the U.S. and the U.K. and Platinum in Canada and Germany. On June 20, 2006, Nelly Furtado released Loose through Geffen Records. It had sold more than seven million copies worldwide. She has won several awards which include A Grammy in 2002 for "I’m like a Bird" and a Juno Award in 2007 for "Promiscuous".Nelly Furtado has sold over 18 million albums worldwide and currently resides in Toronto, Canada. She has also appeared on American television in several series such as Roswell, One Life to Live and CSI: NY. She also appeared in the video game adaptation of Max Payne.
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Velvet Revolver is a Grammy Award-winning hard rock supergroup consisting of former Guns N’ Roses members Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum, alongside Dave Kushner formerly of punk band Wasted Youth. The quartet then set about auditioning a lead singer, with VH1 filming the recruitment process. The resulting documentary was aired as VH1 Inside Out: The Rise of Velvet Revolver. A number of lead singers auditioned, including Canadian Todd Kerns (formerly of Age of Electric), Josh Todd (of Buckcherry), Michael Matijevic (of Steelheart), Sebastian Bach (formerly of Skid Row), Kelly Shaefer (of Atheist/Neurotica) and Travis Meeks (of Days of the New). Myles Kennedy (of Alter Bridge and formerly of The Mayfield Four) declined an invitation to audition because he didn’t like the band’s lifestyle and also to focus more on other projects. Reportedly, singers Mike Patton(formerly of Faith No More) and Ian Astbury(The Cult) were also approached early in the process, but both declined the offer. Scott Weiland had become friends with McKagan (via their respective wifes) and had once played on the same bill as Kushner. Originally Weiland was wanted by the band but due to STP still touring he declined. After the band heard about STP’s split in 2003, they were quick to get Weiland involved. Once he heard the material and offered his services as the lead singer, the band was formed. In 2004, Velvet Revolver released it’s debut album, Contraband. Contraband debuted at number one on the American Billboard 200 chart and was certified double platinum by the RIAA. Velvet Revolvers current album, Libertad, was released in 2007.
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Thalía is the stage name of Ariadna Thalia Sodi Miranda. She was born on August 26, 1971 in Mexico City, Mexico to parents Ernesto Sodi Pallares and Yolanda Miranda Mange. By the time she was one year old, she had already appeared on television in a soft drink advertisement. In 1986 she became a member of a successful band Timbiriche, taking the place of the popular Sasha Sokol. In 1987 she achieved success with Timbiriche, recording four albums. She appeared in magazines, and was the winner of a fitness contest. Then she left the group "Timbiriche" in order to follow a career as solo artist. From 1990-2000 she released several albums in her native Spanish. These include Thalía, Mundo de Cristal, Love, En extasis and Arrasando. She then released her English debut entitled "Thalia" in 2003. The album went straight to number one, spending five consecutive weeks at Billboard’s Top Latin Album Chart and Top Latin Pop Albums.Thalía has sold over 3 million copies worldwide.Thalia has since sold more than 25 million albums worldwide and her soap operas have been watched the world over. She is currently married to music executive Tommy Mottola, the ex-husband of Mariah Carey.
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